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A documentary account of the hardships and adventures encountered by an American couple seeking the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the jungles north of the Guatemala-Mexico border.

This documentary, chronicles the first 50 years of flight, from the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903 to 1953. It includes interviews with an original mechanic who worked in their bicycle shop and a wide range of other pioneers such as Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen Martin, Alan Lockheed, Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, LeRoy Grumman, Robert Gross Connie and Wellwood Beel.

This is the 1952 launch film for the new E100A Ford Anglia and Prefect range. Shot in 35mm, this film has some lovely shots of Ford's design studios, the factory at Dagenham, the prototypes undergoing testing, and finishes with the new cars being used by delighted families.

This 1953 film directed by Matt Farrell for the National Tool and Die Manufacturers Association looks at the importance of tool and die manufacturing for the functioning of American Industry at large. It begins with the contributions that American Industry has made to everyday life and how tools and die were used to manufacture these goods. This is followed by an overview of the apprentice system and some of the skills that toolmakers need to learn such as operation of machinery, meticulous measurement, and reading blueprints. This is followed by footage of the creation and operation of some tools and the development of cutting edge die for the accurate manufacturing of plastics. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k.

This film presents a picture of Egypt and the Nile Valley of today as seen against its historical background. It Includes scenes of an ancient temple to the sun god at Abu Simbel, the dam at Aswan, the delta of the Nile, the Suez Canal, and the cities of Asyut, Cairo, and Alexandria.

Document about a new method of producing ductile iron in induction furnaces, which is the first in the world to be carried out in Czechoslovakia.

Short film about life under water.

A study of games played by London schoolchildren in the streets and playgrounds. The games range from the traditional to the contemporary.

An inside look at U.S. Army basic training by following recruits from the moment they arrive at their assigned Army installation. After learning their training maneuvers, the recruits are sent all over the world to execute their skills.

An agricultural documentary about Lapland. The documentary discusses the operations of the Muddusniemi experimental farm and the adaptation of Lapland's special conditions to agriculture.

This documentary shows the fishing grounds of the far north. It provides an insight into the hard and dangerous work on a fishing trawler ; laying out and hauling in the fishing nets, processing the fish on board and storing it in the cold store.

Suomi-Filmi's 40th anniversary film from December 1959 introduces all aspects of Finland's largest and most diverse film company. The fast-paced documentary showcases the operations of a full-service film studio led by Risto Orko, including Suomi-Filmi's cinema chain. The film, although optimistic about the future, was made as a historic turning point approached: in just a few years the story of big film studios in Finland was over.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on a Commonwealth tour.

Mrs Ellen Edwards, who lives in the country near Wokingham in Cumberland, has a busy day as the local postwoman. She is also a busy housewife and mother and has to do the daily chores without the aid of electric or gas appliances. At the end of her day she enjoys nothing better than relaxing with her family and a mug of Bournvita. Part of an exceptional series of cinema commercials featuring working women and a campaign that used real names and addresses too!

A report on social and economic conditions in the five nations of southern Asia. The film portrays the surge of independence and determination to work out their own future which has permeated every phase of national life for this one-fourth of the world’s population, and which is bringing advances in health and living standards. The assistance of the United Nations in providing the knowledge and the plans with which to develop education, social welfare, agriculture and industry is shown.

This edition of the March of Time series takes a brief look backwards at where the world has come in the first 50 years of the century, and then presents a number of prominent people who state their views of the next fifty years of the 20th century. Among those shown are labor leader Walter Reuther, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Omar Bradley, and A-Bomb scientist Robert Oppenheimer. Harry Pollitt, leader of the Communist Party in Britain, predicts that all roads will lead to world-wide Communism.

Shows interdependence of members of a pioneer family. A typical pioneer school is portrayed.

A compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour of the Caribbean, with both Kodachrome and black-and-white film edge codes indicating the year 1951.

A review made with the purpose of showing the importance of good water, the effort needed to make it available, the works required to produce it and its meaning for the progress, health and comfort of our people.

Short film about a gymnastics event

Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts the rural life with the urban existence in the port of Manila.

A story about the activities of the Youth Palace in Katowice.

A 20 minute amateur 16mm cine film from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey. It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the abundance of flowers. The film includes Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Hornsey Village, and has been digitised by London Screen Archives. Visual evidence suggests that it was filmed into the 1960s, despite it's dating.

Short documentary providing a detailed look at different types of film and their uses, with a focus on film used in projectors and how projectionists take care of film to increase longevity. Produced as an upgrade to its namesake short from 1948.

The U.S. Office of Civil Defense illustrates facts about fallout from nuclear explosions.

José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" on the organ, including "Felices días" by Morel Campos and "Tus caricias" by José Enrique Pedreira.

Considered one of the first documentary about contaminated water in Uruguay.

A profile on the benefits of communal dining at work reveals the ambivalent emancipatory dimension of company canteens. Experts supervise the composition of the menu and the hygienic conditions during food preparation so that female employees do not have to spend hours at the stove. Instead, they can take on routine and lower-paid jobs after men who are moving on to more important activities.

A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Princes Street in the 1950s.

A short documentary, produced by United Israel Appeal. Its residents number only 500, its fishermen use primitive methods, and its industry is in its infancy. But Eilat’s planners, including architect Theodor Kisselov, are already dreaming of the small village becoming one of Israel’s major port cities. This film documents the early days of Israel’s southmost settlement and Kisselov’s visit to it.

A boy learns how to count groups of objects.

A filmed performance at the Satirics Theater in Warsaw, a cabaret theater operating from 1954 to 1975.

This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile.

The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

This Traveltalk series short visits four villages in the Netherlands.

This travelogue of Canada's Jasper National Park starts with a visit to the totem pole in the town, then to Lac Beauvert and the park's lodge and bungalows, where more than 600 guests enjoy golf, swimming and scenery. Within the park are the Canadian Rockies' highest summit, largest glaciers, greatest ice fields, and deepest canyons. After a lesson about feeding bears, we tour the vast park: Pyramid Lake and Pyramid Mountain, Mount Edith Cavell and Angel Glacier, a horse trail overlooking the Athabasca River, Athabasca Falls, the Great Colombia Ice Field, Athabasca Glacier and the special cars that bring tourists, and finally Maligne Lake, a fisherman's paradise.

The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the rigger in charge and one of the tractor drivers, expresses the humour and resourcefulness with which these transport workers tackle their job; and the camera has captured moments of beauty as well as some amusing episodes in this journey of the longest load to travel by road in Britain.

The 84th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: 'At Home', 'Tamworth Gala', 'Cut & Carry' and 'Balletomines'.

A look at the fascinating water events that take place on a Solent Saturday; the Solent being an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting.

This film — presented by Dodge, the official pace car of the 1954 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race — gives viewers a chance a to experience the sights and sounds of the 1954 race featuring the country’s top drivers, which was won by Bill Vukovich.

Education about the railroad. Model railroad footage is combined with real railroad footage.

Jack Benny narrates the Screen Snapshots that, utilizing archive footage, traces the career of Al Jolson, and rare off-stage shots of Jolson with stars such as Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor and Pat O'Brien.

This Traveltalks short visits Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.

A film about Oslo and what the city has to offer tourists and residents. We get to know the harbor and the fjord, various museums, and other attractions. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Short documentary by Krsto Škanata.

An exposé on the nightlife of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in company with Danish actor/singer Max Hansen and Swedish actress Lena Granhagen.

Joe, a college student, decides it's about time for him to get married and settle down. He's drawn to two girls: Ann, a "sophisticated" coed who is so independent that--horrors!--she doesn't even go to church anymore, or Elsie, the sweet young thing he left at home (take a wild guess which one he winds up with).

This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound.

A documentary about a family bringing up a tufted duck.

Edison documentary on the application of electricity in agriculture.

This short travelogue, visiting Mexico, was shot in VistaVision.

An early documentary examining reports and hypotheses about flying saucers.

The San Lorenzo reservoir in Piura has been inaugurated. The article reports the completion of the second phase of the project, presented as a promise of agricultural transformation in northern Peru.

Documentary about Faustino Sánchez Carrión. Directed by Enrico Grass. Produced by Franklin Urteaga.